Blog by Beebe Cline, PREC*
September 4th, 2011
I
love old barns and have always wanted to renovate and live in one.
Doing so is one of the items on this architect's bucket list.
So whenever I come across an old barn in the landscape, I start to
dream of making it mine. A place in the middle of a rolling field with
streams and woods nearby. A place to enjoy the simple country life.
The very idea of a barn evokes the imag ...
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Vitamin V
September 3rd, 2011
Steve
Jobs stepping down from his Apple CEO position got me to thinking about
just how important this company is to those who love design. From the
original Macintosh to the iPod, iPhone, iPad and iconic Apple Stores,
Apple has led the way. And not just in technology, but in creating
wonderful, user-friendly, holistically designed objects. Who can ever forget that iconic "1984" Sup ...
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Vitamin V
September 2nd, 2011
Mark
your calendars! Meet and greet blogger Holly Becker, author of
"Decorate," brush up your Danish for the second annual Copenhagen Design
Week, or head out to San Francisco for an exhibit of the less-is-more
work of industrial designer Dieter Rams.
If you're looking for ways to be inspired, or just enjoy getting out
amid other design lovers, here's 6 events from around the wor ...
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Vitamin V
September 1st, 2011
The
owners of this chic 1900s Manhattan townhouse wanted a comfortable home
for raising their three boys — and also a gracious setting for
entertaining. The answer: three floors for three general functions,
where formal dinner parties could comfortably co-exist with easy,
kid-friendly living. By incorporating a master suite floor, a mixed-use
parlor floor and a floor for kids' roo ...